Home Health Line
07/11/2024
Come January, agencies may be able to receive a low comorbidity adjustment for diabetic patients if the addition of Endocrine 3 (Type 1, Type 2 and Other Specified Diabetes) to the low comorbidity subgroup list is finalized as outlined in the 2025 proposed home health payment rule. CMS also plans to adjust the high comorbidity subgroup interactions list as well as functional points and functional impairment levels by clinical group for 2025, according to the proposed home health rule.
07/11/2024
The actual payment shift due to the 2025 rate change will be different depending on the wage index in a given region.
07/11/2024
The number of home health 30-day periods of care in 2023 dropped to its lowest level in at least five years, according to new data from CMS in the 2025 home health proposed rule.
07/11/2024
Consider including assessment questions now around the basic needs of your patients as CMS appears poised to add OASIS items on Social Determinants of Health (SDoH).
06/27/2024
Post-acute care providers are slowly beginning to utilize budding artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to benefit clinician productivity. For others planning to embark on this same journey, experts advise against abandoning solid clinical judgement. It’s also important to develop guidelines for clinicians and protect patient information.
06/27/2024
Emphasize to patients, patient families and staff that your agency will not tolerate harassment or discrimination against in-home clinicians.
06/27/2024
Think about how well you hope the patient will be able to ambulate at discharge and keep that in mind when answering the related OASIS start-of-care (SOC) item M1860 (Ambulation/Locomotion). This tip can help improve your ambulation outcomes, which are used to determine PDGM payments, Five-Star Ratings and referral volume. 
06/27/2024
Cybersecurity has dominated headlines recently with a series of significant breaches highlighting the vulnerabilities within the U.S. health care sector. These events underscore the urgent need for health care organizations to bolster their cybersecurity defenses to protect sensitive patient data and ensure continuity of care.
06/27/2024
Agencies are seeing improved clinician productivity through the use of new technology tools.
06/20/2024
HHS’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released the rule, which bars discrimination on the basis of age, color, disability, national origin, race and sex, on April 26. The measure goes into effect July 5, though OCR stated that it will allow agencies additional time to comply with certain requirements.

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